Friday, June 8, 2012
Happy Birthday Derek Trucks!
Thanks for the Canadian tour this summer - merci beaucoup! Be seein' you soon dude.
Bonnaroo Bitterness
My heart is breaking as we speak because Bonnaroo has officially kicked off and im sitting in my tiny, windowless closet-of-an-office, approximately 3,500km away from the heart of the music scene i love so much. for all of you who are sharing my pain, the fest has teamed up with youtube to allow us to vicariously enjoy the beats, a la Couch Tour. check it out the live Bonnaroo stream here.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Keepin the Kippah
In attempting to keep up with the ever-shifting winds of pop culture and the even faster-changing trends of fashion, everyone's favourite ultra-orthodox hip-hop artist, Matisyahu, has ditched his yamulke in favour of a dyed-blonde spiky look circa 1999. Oh, the price of fame... Ironically, the fact that he has shed his trademark curly sideburns and skull-cap is making more waves than the fact that rapper Wiz Khalifa, with whom he is pictured in an Instagram photo he took and disseminated himself (thank you, Mark Zuckerberg), to be smoking a joint! Priorities, people.
Unfortunately, Matisyahu does not have any Canadian tour dates scheduled at the moment - much to my chagrin, since the guy puts on a killer show and exudes so much energy he should be plugged into green technology. His partners in crime, the Dirty Heads, do take some time this summer to come across the border, landing in Ottawa for Bluesfest July 13 and Toronto's EdgeFest the next night. The Bluesfest gig is one of my most anticipated shows of the summer as this will be my first chance to see DH, a band ive been known to describe as "the illegitimate child of Sublime of the Beastie Boys, if they hooked up at a college party." Dont miss it!
Unfortunately, Matisyahu does not have any Canadian tour dates scheduled at the moment - much to my chagrin, since the guy puts on a killer show and exudes so much energy he should be plugged into green technology. His partners in crime, the Dirty Heads, do take some time this summer to come across the border, landing in Ottawa for Bluesfest July 13 and Toronto's EdgeFest the next night. The Bluesfest gig is one of my most anticipated shows of the summer as this will be my first chance to see DH, a band ive been known to describe as "the illegitimate child of Sublime of the Beastie Boys, if they hooked up at a college party." Dont miss it!
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Keep on Rockin' in the Free North
Canadian legend Neil Young has announced a slew of Canadian tour dates in support of his new album, Americana, in which he reunites with his classic backing band, Crazy Horse. While the reshaped, electric-guitar driven folk tunes are a nice throwback to the Neil Young & Crazy Horse we all know and love, here's to hoping his live performances will feature less of This Land is Our Land and more of Cowgirl in the Sand.
Among the new tour dates, announced by promoter Live Nation and yet to be confirmed on Neil's Website or TicketMaster, are dates in Vancouver, Calgary (Tuesday, Nov. 13), Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto (Monday, Nov. 19), Ottawa (Saturday, Nov. 24) and Montreal. Ill post those dates as soon as they are confirmed.
Just in case the idea of seeing Neil reprise his role as guitar god doesnt excite you enough, rumour has it he will be supported by the timeless and legendary songstress Patti Smith, who is releasing her first album of new material in eight years. Sounds like a recipe for a collaborative stage performance to me.
Among the new tour dates, announced by promoter Live Nation and yet to be confirmed on Neil's Website or TicketMaster, are dates in Vancouver, Calgary (Tuesday, Nov. 13), Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto (Monday, Nov. 19), Ottawa (Saturday, Nov. 24) and Montreal. Ill post those dates as soon as they are confirmed.
Just in case the idea of seeing Neil reprise his role as guitar god doesnt excite you enough, rumour has it he will be supported by the timeless and legendary songstress Patti Smith, who is releasing her first album of new material in eight years. Sounds like a recipe for a collaborative stage performance to me.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Im On A Mission
Finally...
I'm going to see Dispatch!
After buying my tickets for their show on October 8 in Toronto at a small, intimate venue called Lee's Palace, I will finally be able to cross one of my favourite bands off the list of those I have yet to see. There's a reason for that, but that's another post for another time. Maybe ill tell you the story some day.
The band's summer tour kicked off with a bang bang a few days ago at the by-all-accounts-awesome Hangout Fest, and will ramp up at Bonnaroo next weekend. The boys will actually be north of the border twice on this current tour, in support of their latest album, Circles Around the Sun, which will be released August 21. They hit Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on September 20, as well.
Here's hoping some of the new stuff, old classics and maybe even a little of Chad Stokes' solo material makes into their live show - Coffee and Wine is a great tune. Either way, flying horses wouldnt keep me from this show.
I'm going to see Dispatch!
After buying my tickets for their show on October 8 in Toronto at a small, intimate venue called Lee's Palace, I will finally be able to cross one of my favourite bands off the list of those I have yet to see. There's a reason for that, but that's another post for another time. Maybe ill tell you the story some day.
The band's summer tour kicked off with a bang bang a few days ago at the by-all-accounts-awesome Hangout Fest, and will ramp up at Bonnaroo next weekend. The boys will actually be north of the border twice on this current tour, in support of their latest album, Circles Around the Sun, which will be released August 21. They hit Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on September 20, as well.
Here's hoping some of the new stuff, old classics and maybe even a little of Chad Stokes' solo material makes into their live show - Coffee and Wine is a great tune. Either way, flying horses wouldnt keep me from this show.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Shaking off the rust
Folksy jammers Rusted Root have just announced their first Canadian tour dates in nearly 13 years, on September 11 (no wonder it's outside the US...) at Lee's Palace in Toronto, and at the Harvest Blues & Jazz Festival in Fredericton, NB September 13-14.Could a stop
RR has toiled in obscurity on the fringes of the jam scene for two decades now, first appearing on the scene with John Popper's H.O.R.D.E. festivals in the 90s, but a recent-car rental commercial featuring "Send Me On My Way" has brought them back into popular consciousness. Ok, maybe not, but it doesnt hurt to have a song you recorded in 1994 finally have some commercial success!
RR has toiled in obscurity on the fringes of the jam scene for two decades now, first appearing on the scene with John Popper's H.O.R.D.E. festivals in the 90s, but a recent-car rental commercial featuring "Send Me On My Way" has brought them back into popular consciousness. Ok, maybe not, but it doesnt hurt to have a song you recorded in 1994 finally have some commercial success!
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